The soil properties of the subalpine timberline ecotone and adjacent vegetations in Western Sichuan Three-dimensional Canopy Structure in The Timberline Ecotone Dominated by Abies faxoniana Leaf litter invertase activity in the early stage of litter decomposition in alpine timberline ecotone of western Sichuan, China Litter decomposition and lignocellulose enzyme activities of Actinothuidium hookeri and Cystopteris montana in alpine timberline ecotone of western Sichuan, China. Litter decomposition of Rhododendron lapponicum in alpine timberline ecotone Litter cellulolytic enzyme activities in alpine timberline ecotone of western Sichuan Relationships between decomposition rate of leaf litter and initial quality across the alpine timberline ecotone in Western Sichuan, China. Quantitative Property of Different Soil Bacterial Physiological Groups in Subalpine Timberline Ecotone and Adjacent Vegetations in Western Sichuan